Recent Comments

1. almost 13 years ago on Minimum Security

   I’m not sure if the idea of a ‘true economy’ is actually that valid. Sure, selling oil and guns can be valuable, but do you really need drugs?

2. almost 13 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

   Another thing I want to add is that it can also be skewed to show improvement, since more people are now billionaires than before.

3. almost 13 years ago on Pearls Before Swine

   While that statistic may seem alarming, and it is, don’t forget about inflation which caused many millionaires to become billionaires.

4. almost 13 years ago on Minimum Security

   If the Chinese communist state is taking land and reselling it for profit, that’s not good. Given the choice, I think capitalism is better.

5. almost 13 years ago on Minimum Security

   I agree with the new character that capitalism isn’t necessarily evil. Exploitation and ecocide didn’t exist the way they do today because back then, we didn’t have much civilization.

6. almost 13 years ago on Minimum Security

   Are carnivals really a better use of money than national infrastructure?

7. almost 13 years ago on Minimum Security

   Is jail really that bad? They used to be served lobster. I know jail isn’t great, but it’s not like they’re just cages for animals.

8. almost 13 years ago on Minimum Security

   When they actually have ways to fix the system, that’s great. You can’t demand for change and hope that the system grants you your wish. Protesting is great to raise support, but it doesn’t work to create change.

   If the 99% aren’t happy with the country, then they should create a mass exodus or boycott. Without power of the people, the system will collapse. Then the people can reclaim the power they want.

9. about 13 years ago on Minimum Security

   This is a problem I’ve seen with the Occupy movement. Everyone wants change, but they don’t really give concrete ways to initiate that change.

10. about 13 years ago on Minimum Security

    Capitalism may create unemployment, but it doesn’t seem like there’s an economic system where you can’t be unemployed. Of course, you could always revert to nomadic living.